| Service number | NX40346 |
|---|---|
| Birth Date | 18/01/1913 |
| Birth Place | Australia: New South Wales, Henty |
| Death Date | 20/07/1945 |
| Death Place | Borneo |
| Final Rank | Private |
| Service | Australian Army |
| Unit | 2/18th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Places | |
| Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Private Ernest Roy Richards
Description
Private Ernest Roy Richards enlisted to the Second Australian Imperial Force on 19 June 1945. He served with 2/18 Australian Infantry Battalion in Malaya, but was captured as a prisoner of war of the Japanese in February 1941. On 20 July 1945, Private Richards died of illness while he was a prisoner at a camp in Borneo. He is buried at Labuan War Cemetery, Malaya.
Rolls
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Second World War POWs and Missing Persons:
- Unit
- 2/18th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Private
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Roll of Honour:
- Unit
- 2/18th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Private
Timeline
| Date of birth | 18/01/1913 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date of death | 20/07/1945 |